American Dream Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[F][C][G]
[Am][C][F]

[Verse 1]
[F]We broke [C]down [G]trying to leave town
[Am]Flying down the [C]road to [F]change
We were [F]born to [C]run, [G]Cali here we come
Es[Am]cape from nowhere [C]US [F]A
[F]Say goodbye to whi[C]te picket fen[G]ces
Say hello to palm trees and Benzes
[Am]They say you gotta fall [C]to have it all[F]
Yeah
[F]We don't want two[C] kids and a wif[G]e
I don't want a job I just want a life
[Am]Sometimes the underdogs [C]rise
[F]And the mighty fall

[Chorus 1]
[F]This ain't the sam[C]e summer[G] song
that you used to know
[Am]'Cause Jack [C]left Diane t[F]hirty years ago
[F]The world is spi[C]nning too[G] fast
for you and me
[Am]So tell me whate[C]ver happ[F]ened

[Verse 2]
to the American
[F](dream) I know a [C]girl [G]I met her last night
[Am]She was fresh [C]off the [F]plane
She [F]whispered in my [C]ear [G]"Baby, come here.
I'll do [Am]anything to [C]make a [F]name"
[F]Honey, take my han[C]d follow me 'ca[G]use
I don't wanna hurt you but he does
[Am]I just wanna give [C]you some real ad v[F]ice
(Listen baby, mmm)
[F]Never take can[C]dy from a str[G]anger
And keep your eyes open for danger
'Cause [Am]this right here is the [C]twisted pa[F]radise

[Chorus 2]
[F]This ain't the sam[C]e summer[G] song
that you used to know
[Am]'Cause Jack [C]left Diane t[F]hirty years ago
[F]The world is spi[C]nning too[G] fast
for you and me
[Am]So tell me whate[C]ver happ[F]ened
to the American [F]dream
This ain't the [C]same sum[G]mer song
that you used to know
[Am]So baby, let's[C] live and die[F]
before we're getting old
[F]You know that not[C]hing is the[G] way
it used to be
[Am]So tell me whate[C]ver happ[F]ened

[Interlude 1]
to the American ...
[F]Na na [C]na, [G]na na na na,
[Am]na na na n[C]a na n[F]a
[F]Na na [C]na, [G]na na na na,
[Am]na na na n[C]a na n[F]a

[Bridge 1]
[F]Na na [C]na, [G]na na na na
[Am]na na na n[C]a na n[F]a
We were [F]born to [C]run, [G]Cali here we come
Gettin' [Am]out of here, b[C]aby
[F][C][G]
[Am]Let'[C]s ge[F]t out of here
[F][C][G]
[Am][C][F]

[Chorus 3]
[F]This ain't the sam[C]e summer[G] song
that you used to know
[Am]'Cause Jack [C]left Diane t[F]hirty years ago
[F]The world is spi[C]nning too[G] fast
for you and me
[Am]So tell me whate[C]ver happ[F]ened
to the American [F]dream
This ain't the [C]same sum[G]mer song
that you used to know
[Am]So baby, let's[C] live and die[F]
before we're getting old
[F]You know that not[C]hing is the[G] way
it used to be
[Am]So tell me whate[C]ver happ[F]ened

[Outro 1]
to the American ...
[F]Na na [C]na, [G]na na na na,
[Am]na na na n[C]a na n[F]a
[F]Na na [C]na, [G]na na na na,
[Am]na na na n[C]a na n[F]a